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Another word for chill

chill Synonyms

chill

modif.

Uncomfortably cool
brisk, frosty, wintry, chilly; see cold 1, cool 1.
Cold in manner
formal, distant, aloof, icy; see aloof, indifferent 1, unfriendly 1.
Depressing
discouraging, unhappy, dispiriting; see dismal 1, sad 2.

chill Synonyms

chill

n.

Chilliness
coolness, coldness, rigor, crispness, frigidity, sharpness, iciness, nip, bite; see also cold 1.
An illness
virus, head cold, ague; see cold 3, disease.

chill Synonyms

chill

v.

To reduce temperature
cool, freeze, refrigerate, ice; see cool 2, freeze 2.
To check
dispirit, dishearten, dampen; see depress 2, discourage 1.

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Another word for chill

noun

Relative lack of physical warmth:

chilliness, cold, coldness, coolness. See hot

adjective

Marked by a low temperature:
chilly, cold, cool, nippy, shivery. See hot
Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner:
aloof, chilly, cool, distant, offish, remote, reserved, reticent, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, withdrawn. See attitude, hot

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There was a chill in the breeze now.
A cold chill washed over him.
But there's a chill in the air and they'll be going indoors.
While she sounded relieved, there was a chill in the air like opening the door, expecting warm sunshine and forgetting it's December.
She tasted slightly sweet, the heat of her mouth contrasting with the chill of her skin, and smelled of lake water.

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